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Application US20140206126

Published 2014-07-24

Methods Of Growing Heteroepitaxial Single Crystal Or Large Grained Semiconductor Films On Glass Substrates And Devices Thereon

A method is disclosed for making semiconductor films from a eutectic alloy comprising a metal and a semiconductor. Through heterogeneous nucleation said film is deposited at a deposition temperature on relatively inexpensive buffered substrates, such as glass. Specifically said film is vapor deposited at a fixed temperature in said deposition temperature where said deposition temperature is above a eutectic temperature of said eutectic alloy and below a temperature at which the substrate softens. Such films could have widespread application in photovoltaic and display technologies.

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3 Independent Claims

1-13. (canceled)
14. A method of making a Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) thin-film semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate, and vapor depositing a semiconductor film onto said substrate, said semiconductor film being deposited out of a eutectic liquid, said liquid comprising a solid and liquid eutectic alloy, said solid part deposited onto said substrate.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein said semiconductor film is etched.